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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11

What Swine-Breeders Ask of the Legislature.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal.
Indiana farmers loose more from the ravages
of swine diseases than from the diseases of all
other domestic animals combined During the
year ending April l, 1886, the number of hogs
that died reached 4a2. 164. Placing the average
value at 81 per head the loss exceeded 81 600 000
The mortality of the current year is far in excess
of last year. Then the loss "a per cent. of
the number on hand April |. Reports From town
ship trustees place the loss during last October
and November at 49, per cent Gs6m this
and the various reports during the YEAR It is safe
to calculate that the loss during the current year
will exceed So 900 600, and possibly reach 81 O0O
00O The magnitude of this loss to the State
shows the importance of resorting to every pos
sible means to arrest the ravages Of swine dis
eases.
| While swine-breeders heartily favor House
| Bill l09 in the main, they opposed to the
| feature that would permit sanitary commission
| to quarantine hogs, unless they have some guar
antee as to the composition of that commission.
| If such n law had been in force last fall and
hogs had been Quarintlned account of
cholera in the vicinity as cattle would be in
| the case OF pleuro pneumonia. the whole State
would have been guaranteed and no hogs could
have gone to market. Swine plague or cholera"
| is not similar to pleuro- pneumonia CHAMBERS and
foot-rot The latter are disseminated by
tact the former, like lightning is liable to strike
| anywhere. The same rules cannot apply to all
| alike. In view of this the committee appointed
| by the Indiana Swine breeders Association 1.-THE
writer being member of said committee) pro-
posed to amend the pending bill by providing
that the swine breeders association, the cattle
breeders and the State Board of Agriculture
should each select a member of said commission
| and that no regular quarantine should be de-
clared except by the unanimous decision of the
commission. Also. that the action of the veteri
marian employed should be under the control of
| the commission.
| But Judge Buckles. the author of the bill, and
chairman of the House committee on agricult-
ure, thinks such amendments at this time are
not expedient and declines to accept them But
| he agrees to exempt swine from the provisions
OF he bill, anu to assist the swine breeders as
| ISOLATION in getting appropriation to aid in
discovering the cause and remedy for hog chol-
era. All appropriations which have been made
| by Congress have gone into the hands Of ex-
| perts who have s theory, and used the appropri-
| atious in trying to establish their theory. Now
the practical swine breeders ask for aid to help
| them to investigate in more practical way in
| order to discover the cause and remedy for
| swine diseases. The enormous losses Justify
| an appropriation. d. L. THOMAS.
| RUsHyILI,E Feb. T.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11

THE infant reason grows apace and calls for
one more application of that good friend, Saliva
ton Oil, which never disappoints but always
kills pain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11

Indiana is leased by the Chicago s. Eastern
Illinois, ind is owned jointly by the G.. e. E. l.,
the L., T.. A. & c.. the Chicago & Atlantic the
Grand Trunk and the Wabash Probably this
entrance will be the choice of the executive COM
mittee of the A.. 7. & S F.
+. q. Ward. formerly division supern tendent
on the New York Central ia now general super-
inten6ent Of the Panama railroad This road
runs from Panama to Aspinwall, and is forty
seven miles in length. Sixteen trains run both
ways daily, and the average time of the trip is
two hours Special trains cover the distance in
one hour and quarter. For residents the fare
is $40 in native silver frst-class, and SIS second
tlass: for strangers making the transit the fare
Is $25 In gold. The road is in a very prosperous
condition, and does an inmense through freight
business.
Eastern financial papers are disposed to make
hight OF the careless remark of President Clark,
ef the Illinois Central road, the other day. re-
Earding the prospect of new railroad construc-
lion, when he said that Capitalists now are be-
ginning to be tired OF investing their money in
railroads with the renewed hostility shown 10
this species of property both bv the national
government and State legislatures" Thew state
that railroad per cent first mortgage bonds
continue to md an easy market, however. and
The Central found no difficulty 10 disposipc OF ITS
recent Issue of stock.
The indispositon of railway companies to
make current reports OF their earnings when
poor 10 apty illustrated by the figures of 1886
In January earnings were unfavorahle. and onlv
sixty four roads reported, while in December
earnings were highly satisfactory. and ninety.
seven roads reported. The Railway Review
pays: The variations in the number of roads
reporting were, cuits generally throughout the
49, apparently traccable to tho variations In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11
Heavier Equipments.

ncatlcr LQulpulcutSs
The Weather roads of the country are turn
ing their attention more and more to improv-
ing their equipments, more especially to the
increasing of the power of their engines that are
used both in freight and passenger service. In
times past the Pennsylvania people have led in
this matter, and, in fact, now are building some
monster freight engines With heavier freight
engines, two purposes are accomplished; first,
the expense of train crews is cut down one-half
or Whereabouts, then the number of trains. The
latter is quite an important item, especially
where there is but one track, and traffic is very
heavy over that track. The tendency to build
heavier locomotives is now as marked in New
England as any part of the country. Last week
we gave account of a heavy passenger engine
which had just gone into service on the Boston
81 Providence. and we notice that the Boston q
Albany is experimenting with some monster
freight locomotives, Baldwin build. The Boston
Journal says:
.These locomotives are the largest and said to
be the most powerful ever built They weigh
125, 900 pounds each and use about four tons of
coal per day. The annual cost of fuel for each
of these machines is about So, 400 while the help
for each freight train Is only So, 500. The road
is now using the Underhill locomotives. and the
Baldwins are expected to draw so per cent more
cars than the locomotives now In use The
Baidwins are not required to draw cars on less
coal than the Underhlls, but merely to equal
them. The Underhill locomotives, with which
the test is made, built by Mr.. Underhill,
superintendent of motive power on the Boston
81 Albany road in 1882 and have steam boilers
with steam pressure of 160 pounds, large cylin-
ders, and provided with traction draw bar
designed to increase the weight the driving
wheels and prevent slipping heavy grades.
These drawbars, it is said, have increased the
capacity of the engines and lessened the cost of
running An Underhil locomotive on the trial
trip drew train of twenty-seven cars over a
grade of sixty feet to the mile"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11

the amount of gains made from month to month.
1t would thus appear that the desire to keep
back Door returns and to proclaim good returns
is quite strong with considerable number OF
roads. This desire is natural enough. of course.
Every CORPORATION and every individual feels
about the same way about such matter. But
the cues ton is is it really polite to 80 regulate
the issue of such statisticsa If they are to be
given at at all, it would seem better to give them
regularly"
Since the Richmond e. Danville system of
railway lines, OF which E. B. Thomas is general
manager, has secured the e. T.. V. & G. sys-
tenn, it may be of interest to know how many
miles of trunk the new combination will con-
tain The r. & D. system had 1924 miles, and
the e. t., V. & g. 1928 There are other short
branches to both. which makes the total mile
age of the great combination a. 119 miles 1t is
proposed to call it the Richmond, Danville &
Great Southern.
An old railroader SAYS the suggestion of the
Journal, that the names of passengers be taken
who board passenger trains 80 that in case Of
accident, the loss of life may be readily ascer-
tanned, brings to his mind early railroading in
this State. When the Madison e Indianapolis
road was opened for business train record was
made This was in 1889. The record not only
gave the name of the passenger, but the place
he took the train the point to which he pur-
chased his ticket, the amount of fare he paid,
the excess baggage he carried and the amount
he paid for its carriage.
The leaders in the plan to organize a local
passenger agents association, for the purpose of
| bringing about better maintenance of rates
| and the paying of forfeit where agent cut a
| rate, have become Disguised Four attempts
have been made to get the local agents together,
| but all failed. The time may come when the
! passenger agent who maintains rates will be
| considered a more valuable man to a road thar an
| agent who get business without cutting
rates The time was when q freight agent who
/ secured large tonnage through rate-cutting
| fourished. but their day is past, aud the men
| who are able to make good showing of bust
ness, and carry it at good rates. are now the
most sought for to fill important positions
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
FOk DUB YOUNG READERS.
OUR JACK.

frer. his getting Up to his going TO bed,
Our dear little Jack-aged four
with piles and piles of play things spread
All over the nursery floor,
Is as hard at work as boy can be-
4 boy that's so very small:
And tie funniest part OF it IS you see,
That he isn't our Jack az all,
IIe's music man, with Big baton;
Or. With Bridget's hes: tin pan.
AND his papa's cane for his Gathering gong,
He's q breathless ambulance man.
les carpenter. shinrling pasteboard house;
With table and big jaca-knisc,
And mammals apron tied round his blouse,
Hes butcher. as big IS life.
Hes fierce policeman, with dreadful froyn,
And threatening club clutched tight.
AID arrests all the dolls in The whole doll-town.
Though they are harmless and peaceful,
quite.
He's scissors man, with the dinner bell;
He's q grocer. with 2 scoop:
Hes peddler. with arInfui5 of things to sell;
He's q rnilk-man, with sueh q w,ioop.
Hes everything that comes into his head;
Indeed. il is only when
He's sound asleep in his wee. white bed,
That he's our little Jack again.
-EhDaa Il. Opps- IA Golden Days.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
MOST EMBARRASSING.
The Awkward Position in Which q Land
lady Placed Her Delinquent BOarder.

The Awkward Position in Which q Land.
lady Placed Her Delinquent Boarder.
81 honestly declare l never felt 80
really ashamed in al iay life" said the
too-sweet travelling man to a near ac-
quaintance, "as l did the other night.
You know I've been boarding up on
Michigan avenue, and you know
didn't happen to think of the rent for
two or three weeks; may be it was four
or five; any how, 1 noticed that the
landlady's daughter-she's real
sweet girl, the landlady's daughter is.
She never plays the piano after nine
o'clock p. m. and she never talks
about things fellow can understand.
As was saying, 1 noticed a chilliness
about her that made me want to 60
into an ice-house and get warm. ]
thought may be I'd better show the
young lady some polite attention,
so I asked if she would go to. the
theater some evening"
"What did she say ?"
why, she said she'd ask her ma.
So she left the parlor and in few
minutes came back again.
".Did your ma consent !? Inquired.
".Not exactly said she. Ma says
that you'd better just hand me the
money for the tickets and supper and
car-fare and let it go on your board
BILL
1T made me terrible angry, but Of
course couldn't say any thing"
'.Well. have you settled the bin
yet p
"Er-no. No. but Fm thinking real
seriously about moving" = Aerosast
CruUelss.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
MiDWINTER WRAPS.
Some Elegant Garments Recently DIS
played in New York and Chicago.

Some Elegant Garments Recently DIS
played in New York and Chicago.
Some very handsome and luxurious
wraps for evening wear are shown
among late designs. and are even more
elaborate in style and richer in color
ing than the models shown earlier in
the season. The most magnificent
materials are used, and the garnitures
correspond. Plain, striped and bro
caded plush and velvet are the pre-
ferrcd fabrics, with few feather beads
and silk passementerics used in deco
ration. Some of the models are quite
long and others short, but all are
loose, so that the garment may be
easily put on and off. A luxurious
mantle, falling to the foot of the
dress, has half-fitting back with
plaits below the waist and broad loose
sleeves turned back at the wrists. The
wrap fastens only at the throat, and
the materials are pale-gray velvet bro
cade. in which the figures are outlined
with tiny cut steels. delicate pink satin,
gray marabout bands and steel fringes.
The pink forms the lining, and also
shows against the turned-back sleeves.
Marabout borders all the edges, and
deep steel bead fringe forms a cape
about the shoulders. A very beautiful
wrap consists of pale yellow plush.
lined with delicate blue and heavily en-
broidered with gold and turquoise
beads in palm-leaf designs. with finish
ing Of fringes to correspond. This de-
sign shows short, moderately-tight
back, with long panel sleeves. Awrap
of bright-red velvet is very effective
lined with white satin and finished with
white mara5out bands. A marigold
yellow plush wrap has heavy black silk
cord trimmings, draped in graceful fes-
toons wherever there is available space.
One of the most inexpensive and
daintiest wraps is fashioned in long
mantle form of delicate pink elder
down flannel, with surah silk lining of
the same tint and trimming of white
swan's-down, Long, floating loops of
pink satin ribbon are added, and the
wrap is almost as effective as the more
expensive CHICAGO Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
MlD-ATLANTlc AIR.
Its Purity Tested by Exposing Capsules Of
Sterilized Gelatine.

Its Purity Tested by Exposing Capsules Of
Sterilized Gelatine.
In the course of an address on the
action of micro-organisms on surgical
wounds, Prof. F. S. Dennis, of New
York, states that during his last trip
across the Atlantic he made some
experiments to test the purity Of the
air about one thousand miles from
land. He employed capsules of ster-
ilized gelatine, and exposed them for
fifteen minutes. One capsule was
exposed in the state-room upon the
main deck of the steamer. Within
eighteen hours over five hundred points
of infection had developed. Two cap
sules exposed in similar manner in a
cabin on the promenade deck. where
the circulation of air was free, showed
five or six points of infection each ten
days afterward. A capsule exposed
over the bow of the ship was found to
he entirely uncontaminated. These
experiments are on the same lines as
those of Pasteur and Tyndall upon the
mountain air of Switzerland and, 50 far
As they 60, they show the germless
condition of mid-ocean air, and also
the need for much more efficient ven-
tilat;on in the state-rooms of csen the
first-class American iccrs.-Laacct.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
SNOW icE.cREAm.
A Timely Recipe Which VIII BE Appreci
stcd by Every Houseteeper.


Stcd by Every Housekeeper.
We try to celebrate every fall Of
snow by making ice-cream. as it can be
frozen so much more easily with snow
than with ice. Take one quart of
milk, four eggs, five heaping table
spoonfuls of sugar. Mix the beaten
eggs with one-third of the milk, put
the other two-thirds with the sugar in
to tin-pail. and set the tin-pail in .
kettle of boiling water tit will in this
way be impossible to burn it) until the
sugar is dissolved. then add the eggs
and milk. stirring constantly until the
r,ixture looks creamy on the spoon;
if cooked too much it will curile. Re-
move from the fire and cool thorough
" before fiavoring and freezing. II
the mixture should be found lumpy
fron not thoroughly beating the eggs,
strain it before freezing.
Have ready butter firkin or any
key that is deep enough. Put layer
of snow and coarse salt ut the bottoms;
then put in the freezer Of cream, tight
" covered, and pack snow and salt in
layers to the height of the cream
in the freezer. Be careful not to
pack it too high as the salt will get
into the freezer, which must be opened
occasionally to allow the cream to be
stirred.
Turn the freezer until the cream be-
gins to stiffen on the sides; then scrape
the cream from the sides and beat it
with the unfrozen cream (the more it
is beaten, the more evenly it will be
frozen). 1 am taking it for granted
that tin pail or an old-fashioned
freezer is to be used. If a modern
freezer is used, the beating is of course
done by the act of turning the freezer.
If at any time it seems necessary to
get rid of the surplus water in the keg.
make a gimlet-hole near the bottom
and draw off the water; then fill up the
keg with new layers of snow and salt,
packing it down with an old broom
stick or any thing that is handy. If the
cream is to be kept for any length OF
time, the freezer and key should be
covered with pieces of old carpet
Lillian Mayae, IN Country Gentleman.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
A Deed of Heroism.

Lulu Carpenter. twelve years old,
was MORALLY hurt in terrible cyclone
at Sank Rapids. MINI.
She had fled from the storm. but went
back after her baby sister. and was
caught and transfixed by huge splin-
ter that pierced through her body. Her
first words. when her grandfather
found her thus, were:
Il am dying. but l saved the baby. :"
The poor girl fingered day or two
in delirium, and her last words We're:
Don't be afraid. Susy; nothing shall
hurt you; Lulu will take care Of you.
Don't be afraid"
How many other acts of heroism
were done in that awful storm no one
but God Himself knows. Such deeds
are recorded on high.-Hera;d and
Pres6uter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10

He runs no risk of going to the peniten-
tiary. He makes many enemies. bat
always gains friend at the same time.
This friends turn to lose comes later.
The tout is responsible for hundreds Of
ruined men and wretched, poverty
stricken homes. He is in league with
all the bucket-shop swindlers. He has
as many '.cappers" or ''ropers in as
any skin gambling den. and he goes
about his work scientifically. He al
ways has the excuse. when he is re-
preached by those he has ruined, that
he himself was taken in and that he
gave the tip honestly.-N Y Star.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-10
RAISING BROOM CORN.

Methods of Planting aud Cultivating That
Have Been Practiced Successfully.
In the preparation Of the soil for
broom corn the same plan should be
carried out as advocated by all good
farmers in preparing the ground for
Indian corn. The better condition as
to fineness the ground q in the more
assurance you will have of good, even
stand. SO it will pay to have ground
in as good order as possible. Tennes-
see Evergreen is the most desirable va
riety to plant. If your seed is not en-
tirely free from stems adhering. make
it so by running through a sausage
grinder, or put in barrel and take a
spade and chop and work it until every
stem is off, then run through tanning
mill until perfectly clean, as the holes
in the drill-plate are so small that they
are very easily choked up. There is
quite difference of opinion in regard
to the quantity of seed required, nun
ming from Is to % acres from one
bushel of seed, or from 50 to 120 seeds
to the rod; S5plants to the rods very
good average. From the 18th of May
until the first of June, or even later,
is good time to plant. In planting
take any good two-hoise planter that
has drill attachment, provide yourself
with plates adapted especially to broom
corn seed, and go ahead the same as
for Indian corn, only don't plant too
deep, not over one-haf inch, if possi-
BILE.
If you can have three weeks good
weather, all well and good, as the seed
terminates very quickly and grows
rapidly when it has a start. But
should there come hard, driving rain.
like we have here sometimes, it will
bake the ground so that the germ can
not get through; or should it be up
from one to two inches, the ground will
wash on it so badly that it will not
amount to any thing, as the plant is SO
very tender that it will be completely
covered up; SO the only thing is to plant
over.
The cultivating is about the same as
for Indian corn, in case the weeds do
not get any start of you. But should
this happen the only remedy then is to
pick and hoe. There are attachments
to cultivators for the first plowing.
with which the ground is Just scraped
over and but very little dirt goes to the
plant The trouble with the first cult
waiting is the plant is so small and tender
that it win not stand any dirt. But
after it starts to grow once it can get
away with amy thing. its growth is 80
rapil -c0r. OHIO Fayxses.